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House prices up by as much as £100,000 in a single year

Research from the national estate agent, Keller Williams UK , has revealed where across the UK homeowners have seen the biggest cash boost in property values in just a single year.

The analysis of Land Registry data by Keller Williams UK found that the average UK homeowner has seen a cash boost of £23,116 in just 12 months, with the average UK house price climbing from £231,508 in...

These are the UK’s furnished rental hotspots for the modern-day tenant

Manor Interiors , the expert in build-to-rent furnishing solutions, has revealed which major cities offer the best availability of furnished rental stock across the national market.

Manor Interiors analysed current rental market stock across 24 major cities in Britain, as well as the nation as a whole, looking at what percentage of homes listed offered the convenience of coming fully...

Silverstone Circuit house prices come in -13% below the wider area

Research by the estate agent comparison site, GetAgent.co.uk , has revealed that motorsport-mad homebuyers face paying 20% more on average to live as close to the action as possible. However, those looking to purchase near Silverstone can do so for -13% less.

The 2021 Formula One World Championship returns to the UK this month, as the great and glamorous of the motorsport world...

The most valuable pockets of the pandemic property market

Research from national estate agent, Keller Williams UK , has revealed that Edinburgh is the UK’s most valuable pocket of the property market based on the average price and number of homes sold during the pandemic.

Across the UK, 946,447 homes have been sold since January 2020 and with the current average UK house price at £250,772, this equates to a bricks and mortar value of £237....

Could a pink door add up to £20k on to the asking price?

Dulux Weathershield reveals the outdoor trends taking the UK by storm so far in 2021 and those that are here to stay

  • Outdoor wood paint takes top spot as most searched for exterior trend product in the UK, with 12,100 searches per month in 2021
  • Grey paint proves to be the most popular exterior paint shade, seeing almost 100% more searches per month than second choice
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Scotland and London lead the way for new build property sales

The latest research from HouseScan has revealed that just 6.9% of all homes sold in Britain over the last year came via the new build sector, however, new build sales have driven the market to a greater extent across a number of locations.

Since March of last year, 54,176 new build homes have been sold across Britain, accounting for 6.9% of all transactions during this period....

Young Couple with Keys of their New House

Where can British first-time buyers get the best deals?

Research from the national estate agent, Keller Williams UK , has revealed where the most and least affordable British locations are for first-time buyers in each region of the British property market.

First-time buyers are in a tricky situation at the moment. The pandemic and the government’s subsequent intervention in the British housing market, such as the SDLT holiday, has...

Homeowners unconcerned about stamp duty deadline dip in house prices

The majority of homeowners in England remain unconcerned about a stamp duty holiday deadline dip in house prices, although a third would be deterred from selling should one materialise.

That’s according to research from the homebuying platform, YesHomebuyers , who found that 83% were unphased about a potential cool in house prices now the initial stamp duty deadline is about to...

Handing House Keys to Homeowner

The New Homes Index reveals that new home buyer demand across Britain has reached an all-time peak

Data release today in the New Homes Index reveals that new home buyer demand across Britain has reached an all-time peak as a record-breaking total of 153,472 buyer searches are recorded during May. A sign that, as we emerge from COVID restrictions and flexible working patterns are confirmed as here to stay, home buyers are looking to upgrade to meet their changing space and lifestyle...

Private rental market worth £1.3trn in current market conditions

The latest research by nationwide Buy-to-Let specialist, Sequre Property Investment , has found that there is some £1.3trn worth of housing stock within the private rental sector.

Sequre’s analysis of stock rented either privately or via a job or a business found that despite declining from a high of 4,832,000 in 2016, there are still some 4,799,000 privately rented properties across...

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